A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

Materials Related to Jewish American Culture

There are 5 titles in this list.

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Florida Music Train
by Laurie Kay Sommers
100 pp. book, map, audio CD, 2002, $50.00
Subjects: Music; Native American Culture; African American Culture; Latin American Culture; Jewish American Culture; Immigration and Migration; Native American Culture;
Locations: Florida;

http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/preservation/folklife/music_train.cfm

Five lesson plans (grades 4-8) for study of language arts and social studies through Florida folk music. Includes a CD with twenty-three selections of Florida music featuring such musicians as bluegrass fiddler, Chubby Wise; Cuban singer, Willie Chirino; klezmer greats, The Epstein Brothers; and others. Published by Florida Folklife Program, it includes a map, bibliographical references and notes to musical selections.

Published by:
Florida Heritage Education Program, Museum of Florida History
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
850/487-1902

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Folk Masters
by Folk Masters Education Project
student and teacher guides; music files, available online, 2002, free
Subjects: Music; Cajun Culture; Jewish American Culture; History; Immigration and Migration;
Locations: New York (City); Hawaii; Louisiana;

http://www.wolftrap.org/

This series consists of three lessons: the first on Boozoo Chavis, zydeco music, and creole culture; the second on Ledward Kaapana and Hawaiian slack-key guitar; and the third on klezmer music by Klezmer Plus and Jewish culture and traditions. All three include online student and teacher guides with lesson plan suggestions for many subject areas and other resources for further discussion.

Published by:
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
1645 Trap Rd.
Vienna, VA 22182
703/938-2404

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Humanities Council of Washington D.C.
by 2001-2002, $materials available for loan
Subjects: African American Culture; History; Jewish American Culture; Immigration and Migration; Community Life;
Locations: Washington (DC);

http://www.wdchumanities.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48

Resource center has a long list of videos and printed resources available for loan to local school or community groups. Many materials relating to local culture, particularly to the African American and Hispanic communities in the D.C. area.

Published by:
Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.
925 U St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/387-8391

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Immigrant's Trunk
by Jewish Museum of Maryland
$55.00
Subjects: Immigration and Migration; Jewish American Culture;
Locations: Maryland;

http://www.jhsm.org/html/pe_school.html

Each traveling trunk includes reproduced objects and archival materials from the museum's collection that relate to the life of an actual individual who immigrated to Baltimore from Eastern Europe in the early 20th Century. The material is designed specifically for schools - includes lesson plans, hands-on activities, worksheets, and suggestions on how to integrate the materials into your class. Schools may also opt to have a staff-facilitated performance or professional actor visit for an additional fee.

Published by:
Jewish Museum of Maryland
15 Lloyd St,
Baltimore, MD 21202
410/732-6400

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Portable Museum
by Brooklyn Children's Museum
$unknown
Subjects: Native American Culture; African American Culture; Jewish American Culture; African Culture; Music; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Mexican Culture;
Locations: Africa; Mexico; United States; India;

http://www.bchildmus.org/schools/portable.html

Hands-on learning kits organized around various cultures or ideas containing objects, teacher's guides, activities, and supplemental materials. Most for grades 4 and up.

Published by:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213
718/735-4400